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WGUS83 KLOT 161610
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1110 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
SUGAR CREEK AT MILFORD AFFECTING IROQUOIS COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...INDIANA...
ILLINOIS RIVER AT LA SALLE AFFECTING PUTNAM, LA SALLE AND BUREAU
COUNTIES.
KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY AFFECTING NEWTON AND LAKE IN COUNTIES.
FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER...INCLUDING LA SALLE...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING.
FOR THE KANKAKEE RIVER...INCLUDING SHELBY...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING.
FOR THE SUGAR CREEK...INCLUDING MILFORD...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS WATER LEVELS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ARE IMMINENT OR
MAY ALREADY BE OCCURRING. PERSONS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE
WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
THESE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AS WELL AS
FORECAST PRECIPITATION 24 HOURS INTO THE FUTURE. CHANGES TO THE
RAINFALL FORECAST, OR ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AFTER 24 HOURS, MAY
CAUSE CHANGES TO THESE RIVER FORECASTS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY LATE TONIGHT.
ILC075-171015-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-260818T1800Z/
/MILI2.1.ER.260816T0732Z.260817T0000Z.260818T0815Z.NO/
1110 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SUGAR CREEK FROM NEAR MILFORD DOWNSTREAM TO CONFLUENCE WITH
IROQUOIS RIVER AT WATSEKA, INCLUDING THE MILFORD GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 19.0 FEET, STRUCTURES THREATENED IN SOUTHWEST MILFORD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:00 AM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 10:00 AM CDT SUNDAY WAS 19.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 21.0 FEET
THIS EVENING AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4079 8778 4079 8770 4066 8768 4066 8763
4059 8763 4058 8776
ILC011-099-155-171015-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-260820T0000Z/
/LSLI2.1.ER.260816T1015Z.260817T0000Z.260818T2000Z.NO/
1110 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...ILLINOIS RIVER FROM STARVED ROCK LOCK AND DAM DOWNSTREAM TO
CONFLUENCE WITH BIG BUREAU CREEK, INCLUDING THE LA SALLE GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN LA SALLE, SPRING
VALLEY, AND PERU ARE INUNDATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.3 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 10:45 AM CDT SUNDAY WAS 20.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 20.7 FEET
THIS EVENING AND REMAIN IN FLOOD THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE
WEEK.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4131 8940 4135 8933 4137 8898 4128 8899
4128 8929
INC089-111-171015-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-260817T2100Z/
/SLBI3.1.ER.260814T1507Z.260815T2245Z.260817T1200Z.NO/
1110 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...KANKAKEE RIVER FROM NEAR I-65 AND DE MOTTE DOWNSTREAM TO
IL/IN STATE LINE, INCLUDING THE SHELBY GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.5 FEET, WATER OVERFLOWS LOW-LYING RIVER BANKS ALONG
BLUEGRASS ROAD EAST OF SUMAVA RESORTS AND ALONG WESTWOOD DRIVE AND
ISLAND BOULEVARD NEAR SHELBY. WATER BEGINS TO BE DIVERTED THROUGH
THE BLACKBERRY MARSH SPILLWAY TO REDUCE FLOOD IMPACTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 10:45 AM CDT SUNDAY WAS 11.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING AND DROP
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4122 8756 4128 8728 4117 8725 4111 8753
DOOM
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